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Timothy O'Sullivan — Indian Pueblo, Zuni, N.M. View from the South
Timothy O'Sullivan

Indian Pueblo, Zuni, N.M. View from the South

1873

Multiple levels of adobe buildings cascade across the landscape in this comprehensive view of Zuni Pueblo from the south. O'Sullivan's survey photograph documents the sophisticated urban planning and architectural traditions that allowed this community to thrive in the high desert for over a millennium.

Medium
Albumen print, from the album "Geographical & Geological Explorations & Surveys West of the 100th Meridian," vol. 2

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Timothy O'Sullivan, Indian Pueblo, Zuni, N.M. View from the South, 1873

Multiple levels of adobe buildings cascade across the landscape in this comprehensive view of Zuni Pueblo from the south. O'Sullivan's survey photograph documents the sophisticated urban planning and architectural traditions that allowed this community to thrive in the high desert for over a millennium.

Medium
Albumen print, from the album "Geographical & Geological Explorations & Surveys West of the 100th Meridian," vol. 2
Year
1873
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Monochrome, Albumen Print, 19th Century, American, Documentary Photography, Architectural Survey, Landscape, Ethnographic, Earth Tones, Architecture

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